Overview
- Firefighters discovered the charred body of 53-year-old Luca Esposito on farmland in Eboli while putting out a blaze on Sunday, July 19.
- Police recovered shell casings at the scene and investigators say he was likely shot before his body was set on fire, prompting a forensic inquiry.
- The Salerno Public Prosecutor’s Office is treating the case as a suspected homicide and is reviewing Esposito’s personal and professional contacts as part of the probe.
- Italian media report that investigators do not currently consider Esposito’s journalism the main line of inquiry, though officials have not ruled out a link to his work.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists urged a swift, transparent investigation and said it had sought comment from prosecutors, reflecting wider concern about reporter safety in the region.